Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 11 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma on Mon, Dec 7, 2015, 6:30 PM CST (00:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km WNW of Lamont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.4 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, Dec 7, 2015, 6:30 PM CST
UTC: 2015-12-08 00:30:30 UTC
Depth: 4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 36.947° N, 97.822° W
Region: Oklahoma
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 2.1 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap: 63°
Stations used: 0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004fnd (also filed as ismpkansas70163978, ismpkansas70163978). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.